Australian Court requires ISPs to disclose identity of online copyright infringers
The Federal Court of Australia has ordered ISPs to disclose the name and address (but not email address) of the account holders whose IP address was used to illegally “share” (i.e. make available for download by others) the film ‘Dallas Buyers Club’. Unlike the earlier case brought, unsuccessfully, against iiNet alleging copyright infringement by authorisation, in ... Read the full post ...
Australian site-blocking Bill referred to Senate Committee
The proposed legislation requiring ISPs to block access to sites facilitating online infringement has been referred by the Australian Senate to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee (LACALC) for inquiry and report. The Copyright Amendment (Online Infringement) Bill 2015 was in introduced into parliament on 26 March. It provides that a copyright owner may apply ... Read the full post ...
Domain name registrars on US list of “notorious markets” for IP infringement
The US Trade Representative (USTR) has, for the first time, included domain name registrars in its list of “Notorious Markets” for online trademark counterfeiting. The Notorious Markets list identifies markets that, due to the scale of infringing activity, cause economic harm to US IP rights holders. The most recent list includes domain name registrars, including ... Read the full post ...
.app domain name sells for USD 25 million
Google has won the right to operate the new gTLD “.app” – at a cost of USD 25,001,00. When the new gTLD program opened in early 2012, 13 applications were received for .app. Because the applicants were not able to agree among themselves as to who should have .app, the matter when to auction last ... Read the full post ...
Australian draft ‘three strikes’ procedure released for comment
The Australian communications industry body, the Communications Alliance, has released a draft Code of Conduct providing a ‘three strikes’ system for notification of online copyright infringements. The key provisions of the procedure set out in the draft Code are: a Rights Holder adopts a process for detection of online copyright infringements; the detection process is audited ... Read the full post ...
ICANN should be Star Trek’s Scotty (not Kirk), says Magaziner
Ira Magaziner, former US Presidential aide with responsibility for the Internet, has called on ICANN to stick to the narrow, technical tasks – to be the Scotty in the boiler room of Star Trek, and not Captain Kirk. According to the IP Watch report on the ICANN 52 meeting in Singapore, Magaziner also said ICANN: must ... Read the full post ...
FTC cracks down on ‘revenge porn’
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is taking action against people who post nude pictures of others along with identifying personal information, reports Vorys. ... Read the full post ...
The year ahead in Internet governance
2015 is shaping as pivotal year for governance of the Internet, according to IP Watch. ... Read the full post ...
auDA to review policies for allocation and use of .au domain names
.au Domain Administration Ltd (auDA), the policy authority and industry self-regulatory body for the .au domain space, is commencing a review of its policies for the allocation and use of domain names in the .au domain space. The terms of reference for the review require consideration of the following issues: Should .au be opened up to ... Read the full post ...
ITU conference successfully fails to mention Internet governance
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Plenipotentiary Conference last week has been hailed a success, on the basis that reference to possible reconsideration of the allocation of internet addresses or domain names was erased from the final documents, reports IP Watch. ... Read the full post ...
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